diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b02bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "claudeCodeChat.permissions.yoloMode": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7179039..abd4105 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.3
+0.2.4
diff --git a/browser.py b/browser.py
index 6784a7c..bec0238 100755
--- a/browser.py
+++ b/browser.py
@@ -752,7 +752,6 @@ class KioskOverlay(QWidget):
 # ── Chrome launcher ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 def launch_chrome():
     profile_dir = _HOME / "chromium-kiosk"
-    profile_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     for name in ("SingletonLock", "SingletonSocket", "SingletonCookie"):
         try: